title: [Prevalence of febrile seizures in the school population of Valladolid].
abstract: We have carried out a study of population to estimate the prevalence of febrile seizures among the infant population in Valladolid. By means of a mixed type of inquiry (mailing and door-to-door) we have studied a sample of 5,100 primary school children (6-14 years) and 48 students from special education units (SEU) of state schools. In the same way, we have studied the whole of the students from SEU from private schools and special educations centres (SEC) of the same age range (90 and 145 students respectively). The prevalence of febrile seizures among schoolchildren, dated on December 1st 1987 was of 22.7 cases per 1,000 inhabitants. Our results are comparable with the ones obtained by other authors in occidental countries.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ochoa Sangrador
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palencia Luaces
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Estudio de prevalencia de crisis febriles en la población escolar de Valladolid.